House health-care bill is too ‘mean,’ Trump reportedly tells senators

President Donald Trump attends a lunch meeting at the White House with members of Congress on Tuesday.

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MikeMurphy

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President Donald Trump called the House-approved health-care bill “mean” and told a group of Republican senators that their bill should be “more generous,” according to reports Tuesday.

Just a month ago, Trump praised the House repeal of Obamacare, calling their bill "a great plan” and “incredibly well crafted” as he hosted a celebration of its passage on the White House lawn with House Republicans.

In Tuesday’s lunch with 15 Republican senators, both the Associated Press and CNN reported that Trump said the House bill did not do enough to protect individuals. “We need to be more generous, more kind,” he said, according to the AP.

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